Medicine: The Flu Situation

Asian flu by last week had attacked an estimated 400,000 people in the
U.S. Though manufacturers were pouring out vaccine far faster than
expected (3,700,000 doses last week), there was a serious snarl over
who was to get the inoculations and when. With only voluntary
priorities suggested by Washington, most of the vaccine (which often
caused a slight feverish reaction) so far seemed to have been sold to
anyone who went after it early and energetically enough, notably
football teams and business concerns.

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